Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Sankharas are the seeds of consciousness that manifest as sensations. By observing sensations equanimously, we stop creating new sankharas.

The path to liberation is through understanding the true nature of mind and matter through direct observation.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Study the Buddha's teaching which is present in every moment.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

The object of meditation and the mind which knows it must be noted as they occur. If they are not noted, desire arises and disturbs concentration.

Meditation is not about trying to change ourselves. Meditation is about being aware of what is.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

When one sees with wisdom that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, one is liberated from suffering.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

Panic, anxiety, and stress are not obstacles to the practice. They are the path to wisdom and compassion.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

The time of the past becomes the present, the time of the present becomes the future, the time of the future becomes the present, and the time of the present becomes the past.

Our practice cannot be perfect, but without being discouraged by this, we should continue it. This is the secret of practice.

The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions.

The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

Emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is the space of possibility.

Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, just as ice and water are of the same substance.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

When you listen to someone, you should give up all your preconceived ideas and your subjective opinions.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.